Which to use
“recente” is an adjective and “revenge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,068
- “recente” frequency rank
- #22,445
- “revenge” frequency rank
- 24513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recente | revenge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sucedeu ou existe há pouco; moderno; que é novidade | vingança |
Where the eye mixes recente and revenge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recente and revenge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recente and revenge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recente is /Rɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/ while revenge is /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recente is recorded at frequency rank #2,068, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/. revenge is at rank #22,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24513, this pair ranks #45,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recente vs revenge
Shared letters: enr. Private to "recente": ct. Private to "revenge": gv.
"recente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revenge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recente" and "revenge" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recente" or "revenge"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recente" and "revenge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recente vs relento". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #45,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.